Purse or pocket-book frame.



No. 674,083. Patented May I4, l90l. B. VOM EIGEN.

PURSE OR POCKET BOOK FRAME.

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No. 674,083. Patented May'l4, IQUI. B. VOM EIGEN.

PURSE 0R POCKET BOOK FRAME.

(Application fild Feb. 16, 1901.

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PURSE OR POCKET-BOOK FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 674,083, dated May 14, 1901.

Application filed February 16, 1901- Serial No. 47.661.

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that LBENNO VOM EIGEN,a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Purse or Pocket-Book Frames; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the to art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in frames for pocket-books, purses, satchels,and the like; and the invention has reference more particularly to a novel construction of holding-catch and spring therefor, a novel arrangement and com bination of a pair of ornamental bead-strips with the frame-sections, and a novel means of securing the spring to the catch plate or latch and to the beadstrips to prevent displacement of the spring and securely retain it in its operative position when the holding or looking catch is inanipulated.

The primary object of this invention there fore is to provide a novel construction of a 0 bag, pocket-book, or other frame and a latch or holding catch therefor for the purposes above stated which shall be neat in appearance and shall be of a simple and durable construction.

5 A further object of this invention is to provide a bagframe and holding or locking catch therefor which can be easily manipulated and the parts of which are not liable of disarrangement when in constant use.

The invention therefore, consists in the novel construction of pocket-book or other bag frame hereinafter fully set forth and a novel construction of holding or looking catch therefor, as well as in the several arrange- 5 ments and combinations of the various parts and the details of the construction thereof, all of which will be hereinafter more fully set forth and then finally embodied in the clauses ofthe claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- (No model.)

Figure l. is a front view of a purse or bag frame and holding or looking catch therefor embodying the principles of this invention. Fig. 2 is a top edge view of the bag-frame. Fig. 3 is a similar View of the frame with the two frame-sections represented partly open, and Fig. 4 is a plan or top view of the two frame-sectionsin their entirely-opened positions. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the two frame-sections and holding or locking catch, said section being taken on line 5 5 in Fig. 3 and illustrating the holding or looking catch in its normal position ready for looking or holding engagement with a pair of lugs or projections on the other frame-section; and Fig.

6 is a similar section of the several parts rep resented in said Fig. 5, but illustrating the holding or looking catch in its raised position with the back edge of the catch in held or stopping contact with the back of a groove or depression in the upper. surface of the frame-section with which the said catch is connected. Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the upper portion of the frame-section and the holding-catch represented in its raised position and in engagement with the back of the groove or slot in said frame-section, said section being made on an enlarged scale to more clearly illustrate the arrangement and construction of these several parts. Fig. Sis a top edge view of the frame-section provided with said groove or slot on an enlarged scale, said view also presenting in top view a portion of the other frame-section and a portion of one of the top beads. Fig. 9 is a vertical crosssection taken on line 9 9 in said Fig. 8. Fig.

10 is a perspective view of the under surface of the holding or looking catch and a portion of the spring connected therewith, and Fig. 0 11 is a vertical cross-section taken on line 11 11 in said Fig. 8. Fig. 12 is a perspective view of one of the top beads and a portion of the spring connected therewith. Fig. 13 is a vertical cross-section taken on line 13 13 in said 5 Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a vertical cross-section taken on line l4 14 in said Fig. 12; and Fig.

15 is an end view of the top bead, looking in the direction of the arrow w in said Fig. 12, the said views represented in Figs. 13, 14, and 15, however, being arranged in reversed positions from that of the perspective in Fig. 12.

Similar numerals of reference are employed in all of the said above-described views to indicate corresponding parts.

In the said drawings, 1 and 2 indicate the usual pair of frame-sections, which are pivotally secured at their lower end portions 3 by means of suitable rivets or pins 4 or they may be pivotally connected with each other in any other suitable and well-known manner. The said frame-sections, as will be seen from an inspection of the several figures, are provided with the inwardly-extending sides 5 and 6, and one of the said frame-sections, as 1, is provided in its edge with suitablyplaced holes or slots 7, substantially as illustrated in Figs. 8 and 11. The said frame-section 1 is also provided in its upper edge or surface with a centrally-arranged and longitudinally-extending depression or groove 8, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the drawings. Through the said slots or holes 7 in the said frame-section 1 are passed and bent over against theunder surface of the frame-section, as illustrated in Fig. 11, prongs or holding-lugs 10 of the ornamental edge or bead strips 9. As will be seen from the several figures of thedrawings, two of such bead or edge strips 9 are employed with the said frame-section 1, the edge or bead strips being formed from sheet metal, as illustrated in Fig. 12, and are hollow on the inside. Each edge or bead strip 9 is formed with a downwardly extending portion or member 11, which is arranged against the end of the framesection 1, and said portion or member 11 has a perforated car 12, by means of which it can be secured bythe pin or rivet 4: to the end portions 3 of the frame-sections.

When the two edge or head strips 9 are secured in their respective positions upon the outer surface or edge of the frame-section l,

the two strips 9 terminate at or near the ends 13 of the depression or groove 8, whereby a centrally-disposed open space is formed, in which is operatively arranged, in the manner to be presently described, the holding or looking catch.

In order that the two ornamental edge or head strips 9 may be perfectly fitted against the outer curved edge of the one frame-sec tion 1 and may overlap said section, so as to be perfectly fitted over the curved edge of the other frame-section 2 when the two framesections are closed and to provide a neater appearance than heretofore, the said edge or bead strips 9 are formed on their under surfaces with the longitudinally-extending riblike projections or members 14: and with the longitudinally-extending grooves or depressions 15 and 16 on the opposite sides of said rib-like member 14, substantially as illustrated in the several figures of the drawings. The cross-sectional contour of the groove corresponds to the cross-sectional contour of the outer surface of the frame-section 1, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 11 of the drawings, where by the said longitudinally-extending groove or channel 15, which is formed in the under surface of the bead-strip 9,can be snugly fitted upon a portion of the frame-section 1, with the remaining portion of the bead or edge strip overhanging the framesection 1 along its inner side edge, as represented in the several figures of the drawings, and with the other longitudinal groove or channel 16 of the edge strip or bead-strip 9 in position for the reception of the outer curved surface of the other frame-section 2 when said frame-section is closed against the frame-section 1, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 8 and 11. In this manner a neater construction and better fit of the edge or head strips 9 with the respective frame-sections is provided for, and owing to the fact that the grooved portion 15 during the assembling of the parts can be more tightly closed down against the curved surface of the frame-section 1 when the lugs or projections 10 are curled or bent over all lateral movement of the said edge or bead strip is clearly overcome and all possible displacement due to extra side pressure against the bead-strips is thereby successfully overcome.

The holding or locking catch hereinabove mentioned is pivotally arranged in the open space left by the ends of the two edge or bead strips 9 by means of a flat spring 17, which is arranged within a bent-over portion of the said catch-plate and has its end portions extending into the tubular portion 18 of each edge or head strip 9. The respective ends of the said flat spring 17 are securely held within each tubular portion of the respective bead or edge strip by an inwardly-forced portion 19, formed in the metal by pressure, as will be clearly seen from an inspection of Figs. 12

and 14, whereby the said end of the spring is tightly held in position and cannot turn, as will be clearly understood. To permit, however, a partial rota tive or pivotal movement of the locking or holding catch upon the central portion of the said spring, which when the catch or look plate is lifted causes a distortional motion of said spring, the free ends of the tubular edge or bead strips 9 are made as represented in the end view in Fig. 15, from which View it will be clearly seen that the said spring 17 is capable of a partial rotary movement within the end portions of the edge or head strips 9, the inner circumferential surface of the specially-formed ends of said bead-strips providing fora perfect bearing in which the portion of the spring may turn or move without distortion. The construction of the said holding or locking catch is preferably made as indicated more particularly in Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive, and as shown in Fig. 10, and consists, essentially, of a sheetmetal' plate 20, formed with a groove or depression 21 and a bent or turned-over edge 22. The plate is then bent backwardly and curved, as at 23, whereby a laterally-extending duct or chamber 24 is provided, as clearly illustrated. Into this duct or chamber the spring 17 is passed, so that the two end por- IIO against the inner edge 34 of the groove or de;

tions of the spring project from the open ends of the chamber 24: and can be arranged and fastened in the tubular edge or bead strips 9 substantially in the manner hereinabove described. In order that the flat spring and the catch or lock plate may be securely connected together, that when the catch-plate is lifted the spring will be sufficiently distorted to cause the return of the catch-plate to its initial position when the finger is removed from the plate, the ends 25 of the curved and backwardly-bent portions 23 are tightly closed down against the edges of the spring 17, as shown in Fig. 10, whereby the spring and catch-plate are securely held against turning one upon or within the other. The edge 26 of the curved and backwardly-bent portion 23 terminates directly upon the projection 2'7, formed on the under surface of the plate 20 by the groove or depression on its opposite side, and is tightly closed down upon said projection to provide a proper duct or chamber 24, as will be clearly evident. The forwardly-extending portion 28 of the plate 20 is bent under at its front edge, as at 29, so as to provide for a proper lifting or finger piece, and is then provided with a downwardly-extending narrow tongue or lug 30, which acts as a stop in the manner to be presently set forth. When the holding or locking catch has in this manner been arranged in its spring-actuated position between the bearing ends of the two edge or bead strips 9, the said lug 30 will under normal conditions bear against the face of the inner side 6 of the frame-section 1, substantially as represented in Fig. 5 of the drawings, whereby the catchplate is prevented from being forced by the action of the spring too far forwardly, and the catch will thus stand in the proper position for the sliding of the other frame-section 2 beneath it, and thereby bring the holding logs or teats 32 on the frame-section 2 into operative holding or locked engagement with the sharp edge 31 of the inwardly-turned part 29 of the catch-plate when the two frame-sections are closed against each other.

When the catch or locking plate is raised, as indicated in Figs. 6 and 7, to permit of the separation or open relation of the two framesections 1 and 2, the back edge 33 of the holding or locking catch-plate is firmly brought pression 8 in the central portion of the framesection 1, which acts as a stop and prevents the catch-plate from being forced too far back to render the catch-plate inoperative for the uses for which it is intended.

From the above description of my invention it will be clearly evident that by my novel form and construction of pocket-book and other -frame and catch therefor I have obtained many advantages, and a simple, neat, strong, and durable frame is the result, in which with constant use'none of the various parts can become misplaced or distorted.

I am fully aware that changes may be made in the several arrangements and combinations of the various parts as well as in the details of the constructionthereof without departing from the scope of my present invention. Hence I do not limit my invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the parts as described in the above specification and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of any of the several parts thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a bag or purse frame, the combination, with a frame-section having its upper surface curved, of an edge or head strip having its under surface provided with a channel, and means for securing the said channeled surface firmly against the curved surface of the frame-section, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a bag orpurse frame, the combination, with a frame-section having its upper surface curved, of an edge or bead strip having its under surface provided with a channel, and means for securing the said channeled surface firmly against the curved surface of the frame-section,consisting,of prongs formed on said edge or bead strip, adapted to be passed through holes in said frame-section and bent over against the under surface, of said frame-section, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a bag or pu rse frame, the combination, with a pair of frame-sections pivota lly connected at their free ends and having their outer surfaces curved, of an edge or bead strip having its under surface provided with a rib-like projection and a channel on either side of said rib-like projection, and means for securing the one channeled surface of the edge or head strip firmly against the curved surface of the one frame-section, while the rib-like projection and other channeled surface of the edge or bead strip hangs over the inner side edge of said frame-section, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a bag or pu rse frame, the combination, with a pair of frame-sections pivotally connected at their free ends and having their outer surfaces curved, of an edge or bead strip having its under surface provided with a rib-like projection and a channel on either side of said rib-like projection, and holdingprongs on said edge or head strip adapted to be passed through holes in the one framesection and bentover against the under surface of said frame-section, for securing the one channeled surface of the edge or head strip firmly against the curved surface of the said framesection, while the rib-like projection and other channeled surface of the edge or bead strip hangs over the inner side edge of said frame-section, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5.. In a bag or purse frame, the com biuation, with a pair of frame-sections pivotally con- IIO nected at their free ends, of a pair of tubular edge or bead strips secured to one of said frame-sections, a fiat spring having its ends arranged in said tubular strips, a depression 19 in each strip for holding said spring against rotation, and a catch on said spring, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. In abag or purse frame, the combination, with a pair of frame-sections pivotally connected at their free ends, of a pair of tubular edge or bead strips secured to one of said frame-sections, a flat spring having its ends arranged in said tubular strips, a depression 19 in each strip for holding said spring against rotation, and a catch on said spring, consisting, essentially, of a plate having a raised and curved portion forming a duct or chamber in .Which said spring is arranged, and means in said duct or chamber for securing the catch-plate in position on said spring, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. In a bag or purse frame, the combination, with a pair of frame-sections pivotally connected at their free ends, of a pair of tubular edge or bead strips secured to one of said frame-sections, a flat spring having its ends arranged in said tubular strips, a depression 19 in each strip for holding said spring against rotation, and a catch on said spring, consisting, essentially of a plate having a raised audcurved portion forming a duct or chamber in which said spring is arranged, anddepressions 25 at the ends of said raised portion embracing the edges of the said spring and forced in holding engagement therewith, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. In abag or purse frame, the combination, with a pair of frame-sections pivotally connected at their free ends, and having their outer surfaces curved,-of a pair of tubular edge or head strips having their under surfaces provided with a rib-like projection and adjacent channels 15 and 16, one of said channels being firmly fitted upon and secured against the outer curved surface of the one frame-section, and the inner end portions of said strips having bearing portions of an approximate circular cross-se'ction, a fiat spring arranged in said bearing portions and extending into said tubular strips, a depression 19 in each strip for holding said spring at its ends against rotation, and a catch on said spring, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

9. In a bag or purse frame, the combination, with a pair of frame-sections pivotally connected at their free ends, and having their outer surfaces curved, of a pair of tubular edge or bead strips having their under sur-' faces provided with a rib-like projection and adjacent channels 15 and 16, one of said channels being firmly fitted upon and secured against the outer curved surface of the one frame-section, and the inner end portions of said strips having bearing portions of an approximate circular cross-section, a flat spring arranged in said bearing portions and extending into said tubular strips, a depression 19 in each strip for holding said spring at its ends against rotation, and a catch on said spring, consisting, essentially, of a plate having a raised and curved portion forminga duct or chamber in which said spring is arranged, and means in said duct or chamber for securing the catch-plate in position on said spring, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

10. In a bag or purse frame, the combination, with a pair of frame-sections pivotally connected at their free ends, and having their outer surfaces curved, of a pair of tubular edge or head strips having their under surfaces provided With a rib-like projection and adjacent channels 15 and 16, one of said chan nels being firmly fitted upon and secured against the outer curved surface of the one frame-section, and the inner end portions of said strips having bearing portions of an approximate circular cross-section, a flat spring arranged in'said bearing portions and extending into said tubular strips, a depression 19 in each strip for holding said spring at its ends against rotation, and a catch on said spring, consisting, essentially of a plate having a raised and curved portion forming a duct or chamber in which said spring is arranged, and depressions 25 at the ends of said raised and curved portion embracing the edges of the said spring and forced in holding engagement therewith, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

11'. In a bag or purse frame, the combination with a frame-section, having a centrallyarranged and longitudinally-extending U- shaped depression 8 in its upper surface, of

a spring-actuated holding-catch connected with said f rame-section and arranged in front of said depression, provided with an edge 22 adapted to enter said depression 8 and to be brought in holding engagement with an edge of said depression, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

12. In a bag or purse frame, the combination, with aframe-section, having a centrallyarranged and longitudinally-extending U- shaped depression 8 in its upper surface, of a spring-actuated holding-catch connected with said frame-section and arranged in front of said depression, provided with an edge 22 adapted to enter said depression 8 and to be brought in holding engagementwith an edge IIO of said depression, and atongue or lug on said catch adapted to be brought inholding engagement with the face of the frame-section, when the catch is in its normal position, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

13. In a bag or purse frame, the combination, with a pair of frame-sections pivotally connected at their free ends, and one of said frame-sections having a depression 8, of a pair of tubular edge or head strips secured to said frame-section having said depression 8, a flat spring having its ends arranged in said tubular strips, a depression 19 in each strip for holding said spring against rotation, a catch on said spring provided with an edge 22 adapted to enter said depression 8 and to be brought in holding engagement with an edge of said depression, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

14. In a bag or purse frame, the combination, with a pair of frame-sections pivotally connected at their free ends, and one of said frame-sections having a depression 8, of a pair of tubular edge or bead strips secured to said frame-section having said depression 8, a flat spring having its ends arranged in said tubular strips, a depression 19 in each strip for holding said spring against rotation, a catch on said spring provided with an edge 22 adapted to enter said depression 8 and to be brought in holding engagement with an edge of said depression, and a tongue or lug on said catch adapted to be brought in holding engagement with the face of the framesection, when the catch is in its normal posi tion, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

15. In a bag or purse frame, the combination, with a pair of frame-sections pivotally connected at their free ends, and one of said frame-sections having a depression 8, of a pair of tubular edge or bead strips secured to said frame-section having said depression 8, a fiat spring having its ends arranged in said tubular strips, a depression 19 in each strip for holding said spring against rotation, a catch on said spring, consisting, essentially, of a plate having a raised and curved portion forming a duct or chamber in which said spring is arranged, and provided with an edge 22 adapted to enter the depression 8 and to be brought in holding engagement with an edge of said depression, a tongue or lug on said catch adapted to be brought in holding engagement with the face of the frame-section, when the catch is in its normal position, and means in said duct or chamber of said catch for securing the catch-plate in position on said spring, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

16. In a bag or purse frame, the combination, with a pair of frame-sections pivotally connected at their free ends, and one of said frame-sections having a depression 8, of a pair of tubular edge or head strips secured to said frame-section having said depression 8,

a Hat spring having its ends arranged in said tubular strips, a depression 19 in' each strip for holding said spring against rotation, a catch on said spring, consisting, essentially, of a plate having a raised and curved portion forming a duct or chamber in which said spring is arranged, and provided with an edge 22 adapted to enter the depression 8 and to be brought in holding engagement with an edge of said depression, a tongue or lug on said catch adapted to be brought in holding engagement Will] the face of the frame-section, when the catch is in its normal position, and depressions 25 at the ends of said raised portion of said catch -plate embracing the edges of the spring and forced in engagement therewith, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

1?. In a bag or purse frame, the combination,with a frame-section, a spring, and means for securing said spring in position, of a catch on said spring, consisting, essentially, of a plate having a raised and curved portion forming a duct or chamber in which said spring is arranged, and depressions 25 at the ends of said raised portion embracing the edges of said spring and brought in forcible engagement therewith, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

18. In a bag or purse frame, the combination with a frame-section, having a depression 8, a spring, and means forsecuring said spring in position, of a catch on said spring, consisting, of a plate having a raised and curved portion forming a duct or chamber in which said spring is arranged, and depressions 25 at the ends of said raised portion embracing the edges of said spring and brought in forcible engagement therewith, and said plate having an edge 22 adapted to enter said depression 8 when the catch is raised and brought in holding engagement with an edge of said depression to limit the upward movement of said catch, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of February, 1901.

BENNO VOM EIGEN.

Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FRAENTZEL, GEO. D. RICHARDS. 

